A Corpus of Writing-Tablets from Roman Britain
(A British Academy Research Project)
Project Directors - Dr. A.K. Bowman FBA, Prof. J.M. Brady FRS FEng., Dr. R.S.O. Tomlin FSA, Prof. J.D. Thomas FBA
Research Assistant - Dr J. Pearce
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A Corpus of Writing-Tablets from Roman Britain(A British Academy Research Project)Project Directors - Dr. A.K. Bowman FBA, Prof. J.M. Brady FRS FEng., Dr. R.S.O. Tomlin FSA, Prof. J.D. Thomas FBA Research Assistant - Dr J. Pearce |
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Folded lead tablets found during excavation of the sacred spring, Bath, UK (Tomlin 1988). For a description of lead tablets click here (Photograph copyright: Bath Archaeological Trust). |
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An unrolled lead tablet from the sacred spring, Bath, UK (Tomlin 1988). For a description of lead tablets click here (Photograph copyright: Bath Archaeological Trust). |
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Photograph of unrolled lead tablet (84 x 128mm), found by a metal detectorist on the foreshore of the Hamble estuary, Hampshire, UK. (Roman Britain in 1996, No. 1, p. 455, Britannia, 28, 1997). For the text and translation click here (Photograph copyright: Hampshire County Museums). |
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A drawing of the Hamble tablet (Roman Britain in 1996, No. 1, p. 455, Britannia, 28, 1997). For the text and translation click here (Drawing copyright: Roger Tomlin). |
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Woolf, G. 2000. 'Literacy', in Bowman, A. et al. 2000. The Cambridge Ancient History (2nd ed.). XI The High Empire A.D. 70-192, 875-97. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
CSAD | Introduction | Letter to museums | Description of curse tablets | Progress report | Images and references